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20-year-old accused of driving drunk, spitting on officer

According to the probable cause affidavit, Tatiana O'Malley was preliminarily charged with battery to a public safety officer, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated - refusal, resisting law enforceme

20-year-old accused of driving drunk, spitting on officer

A 20-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday morning after she almost hit a University of Evansville security vehicle and then tried to fight with officers while in handcuffs, according to court documents.

Tatiana O'Malley of Evansville was preliminarily charged with battery of a public safety officer, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, and several other counts.

Officers were dispatched to a call about a University of Evansville security vehicle being tailgated. According to court documents, UE security officers stopped at an intersection and O'Malley slammed on her brakes to avoid hitting the security vehicle. Officers saw an open container in the cup holder and smelled alcohol when approaching O'Malley's vehicle.

O'Malley told officers she was drinking earlier, according to the probable cause affidavit. Police tried to handcuff her after discovering she was underage and that she had two warrants.

"Tatiana decided to attempt to kick officers as they were putting her in the car," court documents state. "Tatiana continued to kick and fight so we had to remove her from the vehicle to keep her from hurting herself or one of us."

While officers were trying to restrain her, O'Malley spit on an officer's foot and leg, documents state.

O'Malley was one of four people arrested Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning and accused of drunken driving.

The Courier & Press is documenting every person in Vanderburgh County who was arrested and charged with drunk driving and following through the courts. Since Feb. 1, almost 130 people have been charged with drunk driving.

Last year, 536 people were charged with some form of drunk driving in Vanderburgh County while Warrick County had 110 arrested.